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El Chupacabras, a Modern Mystery

Season 1 Episode 3 | 6m 24s

Did you know there are two different types of chupacabras? Or that these bloodsucking monsters only starting popping up 25 years ago? Sightings of el chupacabras, the “goatsucker,” began in Puerto Rico in 1994 for a very real reason—the unexplained deaths of many farm animals.

Aired: 05/07/19
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